The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-10-21

Babies III. GOOD night.
-Amy \. BlsscAard. = W. Bdbi>s.
TEpUlEv'S VICTORY.
rhe Coed That Came from : Poor Little
Boy's Honesty and
sOn-h! What Is shat?'
Aud little Ted6k stopped short ~
his brisk walk on that chilly Novem-
Der morning. With n hand he held
firmly in place his poor apology Tor q
hal. which the wind was doing its best
70 tear from his head. With the other
he picked mp a well-fllcd purse which
lay nj his feet. HE tucked his hat
under his arm TO keep 1t safe. and
with both hands held tight tho o
derful purse, that seemed ready to
burst with is wealth. H. turned into
An alley 70 examine It. Such a purse
as that his little hand had never held
in It's grasp before. There before him
lay 4 glittering gold piece. while = roll
3of bills were carefully folded away IN
another Of its pockets
oh" he said. aloud. God must
have dropped the purse from Heaven
for me. because Madge and both
PRAYED to him so hard that He would
send us some money 10 buy Goals. u
Is 50 cold without q hrer' And the
little. thinly clad figure shivered in
the chill mir. ..rn run to Madge with
H." And putting the purse IN MS
rocket. where he conld hold IL firmly
with his hand. he started No fast as bis
feet could carry him for the attic nc
called home. MN.
But ! voice somewhere under Ted
dies jacket kept sounding IN his ear
as he ran:
.Teddic. is It yourse Teddie. ar
. you doing righta" ".
He stopped at last. as the sudde'
thought came into his mind:
Il wonder IL ii is all mine? May b
. somebody lost it." Aud . ssartles
look on his face took the place Of tina
glad surprise which had lighted al
: his bright eyes
He walked on a little slower thai
/: before. thinking almost aloud: Oh. J
! II Is only truly mine. il will buy Madg
Z a warm shawl. and Sadie an apple
!. and 4 fire to keep warm. and ever >
I, many things. May be Madge will 81
= Imav keep it / can run home quick
2 " and tell her all about"
. Suiting the action 10 the word. p
= started on again. But louder an
Z. londcr he felt that humping under n
y Jacket as he went
= You must always do right. Teddi'
q no matter how hard Il L. God will =
. you. II no one else does Stop. Teddi'
g ron are doing wrong That purse
u not yours
H. did stop. and said aloud: IL
rightly mine. i found II. And ye
IL perhaps somebody who has lost i
looking for 1t now. and feels awful 81
81 about Il. l would. IL had lost
~ Nay be. II / would 60 and ask Mads
he would not find the people there loo
ing for II when I got back"
OF Now. Teddie." spoke the vol
vs. under his jacket. turn right ba'
he and 20 and do right God will g
wv and God will help. You must =
keep what does not belong to you"
he ..rn do IT," he exclaimed. and pus
by inc his hat back from his face.
I'm bright curls flying in the wind.
turned sharply around and retrac
his steps.
Presently he saw . policeman =
,v- two ladies coming toward him Q
in was an old lady. with q face pure .
The sweet in its framework Of silver hs
be that carried no terror to the heart
Il the timid child; the other . your
Il fair girl who seemed o be wild "
Il excitement and grief.
oil Il must have dropped i On :
np- block. for q little beyond IL whcr'
the first missed Il. and we made . I
) . here" she said. addressing The
,ck liceman.
els It = purse you have lest. lad,
w. said Tcddic. Il found this on
M. grass here. close 10 the silewal
and he pointed 70 the place where
III. had picked It up
- ..Yes. that Is ~ exclaimed
"a young lady with : gIsd ery.
I 4 Look into Il snd see y y =
Ven right, ma'am." said tho policen
with 4 sidelong glance d Teddie =
hor- spoke. 1870.
lar Every thing i inst whore ! lef'
are Ny gold piece that Uncle John z
= ! me. and all the rest" she replied.
thc actly where ] put IT,"
TIA s.And now. my little man."
the elder lady. laying her hand XII
,c,.s on Tcddie's arm. What shall w
for the honest little boy that would
keep what did nct honestly belon
himw
arc But the policeman who had h
cials TO IND p purse ana reccive ~
limo ward himself. muttered as he tu
eco. away. Hell take all you'll give